The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-24

Nnat siW ~ tStiu-r,tlaf Eutu cure III
London, England, t&o summers ago.
While the religious service wassgoing on,
the Rev. DIR. Boardman, glorious man,
since gone to his heavenly rest was telling
the scores of sick people present that
Christ was there as of old TO heal all
diseased, and that, If they would only be.
lieve, their sickness would depart l saw
woman near me, with hand and arm
twisted OF rheumatism, and her wrist was
fiery with inflammation, and il looked like
those cases of chronic rheumatism which
we have all seen and sympathizcd with,
cases beyond all human healing. At the
preachers reiteration of the words: win
you believe? Do you believe? Do YOU
believe now?' / heard this poor sick
woman say, with an emphasis which
sounded through the building Il do
believe And then she laid her
twisted arm and hand out as
straight ~ your arm and hand, or mine.
II had seen one rise from the dead |
would not have been much more thrilled.
Since then / believe that God will do any
thing in answer 10 our prayer and in
answer 10 our faith, and no can heal our
bodies, and il our soul is all twisted and
mis-slIGpcn of revenge and hate, and in
famed with sinful proclivity he can
straighten that also and make il well and
clean Aye, YOU will not postpone till
shutdown forgiveness III enemies il you
can realize that their behavior toward YOU
may he put into the catalogue of all
things that work together for good 10
those that love God | have had multi
tudcs Of friends, but / have found in my
own experience that God 80 arranged Il
that the greatest opportunities of useful
ness that have been opened before me
were opened by enemies. And when,
years ago they conspired against me, that
opened all christendom TO me ms field in
which to preach the gospel SO you may
harness your antagonists 10 your best in
terests and compel them 10 draw You on
20 better work and higher character.
Suppose, instead Of waiting until six min
utes past o'clock this evening when the
sun will set, you transact this glorious
work OF forgiveness before meridian.
again We ought not 10 let the sun 90
down on our wrath, because we will sleep
better IL We are nj peace with everybody
Insomnia " getting 10 be one OF the most
prevalent OF disorders. How few people
retire at 10 o'clock at night and sleep clear
through 10 d O clock in the morning. To
relieve this disorder NIL narcotics, and
sedatiycs, and chloral, and bromide Of
potassium, and cocaine, and intoXicants
are used; but nothing is more important
than quiet spirit II we would win SOM
Violence. How IL man going TO sleep
when he IL, In mind, pursuing an enemy
With what nervous twitch he will start
out OF drcaml That new plan for corner
Ing his foe will keep him wide awake
while the clock strikes eleven, twelve, one,
two, three, four. l give you AN uniailing
prescription for wakciulness: Spend the
evening houn rchearsing your wrongs and
the best way Of avcnging them. Hold a
convention OF friends on this subject In
your parlor or office ut and q q clock.
Close the evening by writing bitter letter
expressing yonr sentiments. Take from
the desk or pigcon-holc the papers In the
case 20 refresh your mind with the even
ing's mCanncss Then lie down aud wait
for the coming of the day; and IL will
come before sleep comes, or your sleep will
be worried quicsccncc, and, II YOU take
the pccnuliOn Ia lie flat ON your
back, a frightful nightmare. Why not
put bound 90 your nnimosity2
Why LET your foes come into the sginctitic-
OF your domitory2 Why let those SLAM
dercs who have already torn your rcputa.
ton to pieces, or injured your business,
bend over your midnight pillow aud drive
from you one Of the greatest blessings that
God can ollcr-swcyt, refreshing, all in
Ngoraiing slccp, WY not fence out your
encnies by the golden bars OF sunset
Why not stand behind the harfiCado Of
evening cloud and say 90 them: Thus far
and no further. Miny q man and many
n woman IL having the health Of body as
well ~ the health of the soul eaten away
by malcyOlcnt spirit. have in time VI
religious awakening had persons, night
after night, come into the inquiry.room
ann g-t----psacee II soul. After while
have bluntly asked her is there not
some one against whom you have hatred
that you are not willing 10 give upg' After
n little confusion she has slightly wills.
Rsrcd. Yes Then ! said 10 her: you
fll never find peace with God as long IA
you retain thai yirulcncc.
"A boy In Sparta having stole fox kept
him under his coat and, though the ioX
was gnawing his yitals, lac submitted 10 II
rather than expose his misdccd Many q
man with smiling face has under his
jacket an amnesty that is gnawing away
the strength OF his body and the integrity
Of his soul. Better get nd Of that hidden
fox as soon ~ possible. There arc hun.
dn,ds Of domestic circlcs where that which
most is needed Is the spirit OF forgiveness
Brothers apart, and sisters apart, and par.
ents and children apart. Solomon siys a
brother offended h harder 20 bc won than
strong city. Are there not enough
sacrcd mcmhHos Of your childhood TO
bring YOU together The rabbins recount
how that Nebuchadnczar' son had such a
spite against his father that after lac wa.
dead, hc had his father burned Ia ashes
and then put the ashes into four sacks and
lied Them 10 iour eagles nccks which flew
away ~ opposite directions. And there
are now domestic antipaihics that seem
ioreyrr To have scattered all parental mem.
ones 10 the iour winds Of heaven. How
Lar TIE eagles fly with that sacred ashes,
The hour " shutdown makes 10 that family
no purucal suggestion. Thomas CARLYLE
IN his biography oi Frederic the Great
says the old hing was told by the conic,Soi
ne must BE- "a peace with his enemies II la
wanted 10 enter heaven. Then lac said 4,
his wife the Queen Write 90 your brother
after ! am dead that / forgive him.
koloh, the conicSOr, said. Her mniost,
had better write him Immediately
No, slid the King. after 1 am dead
that will BE- safer. 10 lac let the sun o
his earthly existence 90 down upun hi,
wrath.
Again, We ought not 90 allow the sun "a
sct before forgiveness takes place. bccaus,
We might not live % see another day.
And what II We should be ushcrcd int
the presence Of our maker with q rrude,
upon our soul-l The majority Of pcopl,
depart this life In the night Between II
o'clock pm. and O'Clock am. thcp I.
something in the atmosphere which NJ
lakes the gfip which the body has ON IN,
soul, and most OF people enter the nov